Somebody was pounding on my door.

I, Marshall Lee, am nocturnal. A creature of the night. So, therefore, when somebody comes pounding on my door in the middle of the afternoon, they wake me up. That's one thing about me, you never wake me up. It's not pretty for anyone involved.

I slowly got out of bed and peered out the window towards my front door. Almost instantly, all my grogginess disappeared. It was a girl. There was a human girl at my door.

Needless to say I was shocked. Last I knew, humans went extinct not long after the Mushroom war. Apparently, that wasn't the case. I smirked. I could have some fun with this.

Just as she gave up knocking on my door, I turned myself invisible and flew out my bedroom window.

"I guess nobody's home." The girl said to the cat that accompanied her.

It sighed. "That's just as well, I suppose. Who knows what kind of trouble we could've gotten into!"

I smiled to myself. You have no idea!

I thought for a moment just what to do to scare the glop out of them, eventually deciding to begin with the oldest trick in the book. I floated to the cat and tapped her on the shoulder.

"What's up, baby cakes?" the cat asked, turning to her human companion.

"What? I didn't say anything."

"Don't mess with me girl you tapped my shoulder."

"No! I swear I didn't!"

At this point, I transformed to my bat form and appeared behind the human. The cat screeched.

"Fionna! Behind you!"

"What?!" The girl spun around quickly, but I disappeared just before she saw me. "Cake, I don't see anything."

"There was a bat! A giant bat! It just appeared, and then, it just disappeared!"

"Cake, are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine! I'm tellin' ya I saw it!"

At this point, I had transformed back into my normal vampire form and began flying quickly around the pair, catching them in the whirlwind caused by my speed. I laughed a deep laugh that echoed throughout the cave, which, combined with my constant movement, left my location a mystery.

"Who's there?!" The girl exclaimed, drawing a sword. I laughed again, still flying around them.

"Show yourself!" she demanded. I had to admit, the girl had guts.

I stopped circling them, appearing behind the girl and whispering softly in her ear:

"Boo."

The girl spun, swinging her sword in the process, and I darted backwards to avoid her attack. I chuckled.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here? A little girl and her cat, venturing into my cave? And waking me up no less? You must be either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid."

"I am Fionna the Human, the bravest adventurer in all of Aaa, and this is my big sister, Cake," the girl, Fionna it seems, replied.

"Ah, so you are human. Interesting. I thought the last humans went extinct long ago."

"Not quite. I'm the last."

"Interesting. Well, that makes this even more rich. You, a human, invaded my cave, woke me up, and now are challenging me?"

The girl's eyes narrowed.

"Who are you?"

I grinned. "I am Marshall Lee, the Vampire King."

"The...Vampire King? You sure don't look like a king."

"You'd best believe it, little girl, because I'm the baddest vampire that's ever lived!"

"Bring it on! And I'm not a little girl! You don't look much older than me!"

I laughed. "I'm a thousand years old! You're like an infant to me!"

I floated towards her, a sinister smirk on my face. She clenched her teeth.
"Oh yeah? I'll show you who's and infant!" She lunged at me again. I laughed as I dodged her attack.

"Do you know what thousand-year-old vampire kings do to little humans like you?" I asked, flashing my fangs. She gulped, and next thing she knew I was behind her.

"We drink your blood," I whispered, my face at her neck.

The girl stood frozen in shock as I slowly dragged my fangs across her neck. I'll admit, she smelled nice. Like strawberries. I bet she's delicious I thought to myself.

"MARSHALL LEE YOU LET HER GO!"